Registry of the Order of Readers
The Guild Card
Every entry on this card is true. The System keeps no other kind.
Reader’s Registration
issued by the System
the book they’re known by
No. 000012
Athena
flame unlit
of the house of Action·7 books opened
Novice — 16 pts
100 → Apprentice
Rank F — Novice
the ladder runs F to S
25 chapters read·
0 runs read to the edge·
~6 h 44 min in the world
inscribed Oct 29, 2025
The Collector’s Mark
A reader’s seal is cut by reading and nothing else. It deepens as the library grows; it cannot be bought, and it cannot be forged.
25 chapters cut the teeth of the rim
five houses — Action · Adventure · Fantasy · School Life · Comedy
the web is woven from the 7 books you’ve opened
pressed in shu ink · regenerates as you read
Action
6
Adventure
5
Fantasy
5
School Life
3
Comedy
2
The Translator’s Mark
follow the mark and the bell rings when this hand opens a new workthe mark of Athena
11 works on the shelf · 331 chapters published · 9 this past month
1 reader follows this mark — the register is open
The Pilgrim’s Book
a stamp presses when a run is read to its last published chapterNo runs read to the edge yet — the pilgrimage has only begun.
the guild card